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Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews Offices
1ST FLOOR, DELTA OFFICE SUITES, BLOCK A, OFF WAIYAKI WAY, MUTHANGARI
PO BOX 30333-00100
NAIROBI
Kenya
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Mr Richard Omwela
Work Department
Corporate, Finance, Commercial
Position
Richard Omwela has been in legal practice for the past 43 years and in that time he has developed an enviable breadth and depth of experience across all areas of commercial law practice. He consistently applies his expertise to provide his clients across all economic sectors with the highest quality of legal services. His practice also includes advising clients on competition law and regulation including mergers, acquisitions, assets sales, corporate restructuring and general regulatory advice in the financial services sectors.
Career
2017 to date: Senior Partner, 2000 to 2017: Partner-in-Charge, Commercial Department 1986 to 2000: Partner both in Court Department and Commercial Department.
Languages
English, Swahili.
Memberships
Law Society of Kenya, Institute of Certified Public Secretaries of Kenya, Commonwealth Bar Association,.
Education
LLB, University of Nairobi (Hons) 1979.
Lawyer Rankings
Kenya > Banking, finance and capital markets
Prominent in the space of government financing, especially in relation to the oil and energy sector, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews runs the gamut of corporate finance transactions advice to large local and international corporations in real estate, manufacturing, and agriculture. Structured finance, sovereign bonds, securitisations, and syndicated lending also count among the practice’s strengths. Practice head Richard Omwela excels in loan, equity and project financing, and leads a team including Sigee Koech, who specialises in secured and unsecured financing for lenders and local and cross-border transactions for borrowers, Daniel Wanjau Muriu, who focuses on capital markets, and Andrew Mugambi, who works on project and PPP financing.
Kenya > Commercial, corporate and M&A
Particularly active in the banking, logistics, and tech sectors, Dentons Hamilton Harrison & Mathews is well-versed in M&A, private equity, competition, and antitrust law, capital markets, and regulatory advice and compliance. Practice head Richard Omwela has a strong track record advising on corporate mergers, while the trio of Andrew Mugambi, Daniel Wanjau Muriu, and Peter Okaalet Jr cover the breadth of M&A transactions, competition, and merger control, as well as private equity matters.